The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28
FLORIDA.
FLUtIUAs
Key Largo is supplying Punta Gorda and
the manila nd with bananas

FLORIDA.
Key Largo is supplying Punta Gorda and
the mainland with bananas.
New cars are being turned out daily at
the shops at Green Cove Spring.
The water is reported clear and Key West
spongers having excellent luck at Rock
Island.
The Santa Rosa Rifles, of Pensacola, will
give n grand military ball, Monday night,
Jan. 2, in their handsome new armory in
the recently erected Newman building.
Berry Thomas, who lived about ten miles
north of Quincy, and who had been an in
dustrious and highly respected farmer for
many years, died last Tuesday of consump-
ton.
The horse race at Orlando Saturday be-
tween C. D. Hills gelding Henry Clay, and
George F. Young's Dandy of Texas, for 800
yards, $3.50 a side, was won easily by Henry
Clay.
This year, for the first time since the con
struction of the Old Cathedral at st. Au-
gustine, 200 years ago, the customary cele-
bration of midnight mass on Christmas eve
was omitted.
river the past week She is owned by Capt.
Hughes, and is a trim craft having All
eight-horse power naphtha engine in addi-
ton to her sails.
r. f. Rogers, senior editor of the Banner
OF Liberty, published at Live Oak, will as
sumo full control of that paper on Jan. |,
1888, Mr.. Allison, the junior editor, having
sold out his interest.
The value Of the real and personal prop
erty III Alachua county, as estimated by the
tax books, is 81, $50, 27S, of which So, 1853, 164
is real property, and $Sl3, III is personal
property. The tax to be collected for 1887
IS will be, for State S20,997 "a, for county
$50, 406 Al.
Friday was day long to be remembered
by the Fort Meade people. There was a
tournament, horse races and athletic sports
winding up at night with grand ball, in
which many ladies and gentlemen from ad-
joining towns participated. The day was a
success III every particular.
At Enterprise Sunday the Coroners in
quest over the body of Henry Wade, the
colored man who was shot by Agent Car
Isle, of the,Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railway, Saturday afternoon, resulted
in the complete exoneratiolI of Mr.. Carlisle
the testimony showing that he had acted
only in self-defense.
A gentleman who went to Tampa day
or two since says it is now as clean a town
as he ever saw. The most noticeable thing
is the smell of fumigation, which greets you
as soon as you get in the limits of the town
that condition through next year they can
snap their finger at Yellow Jack.
Eustis Lake Region: Mrs. Dawson and
little child, of Grand Island, met with a
severe accident last Sunday morning.
While returning from church the wagon
wheel struck a stump and threw the child
out. In attempting to save the little one,
Mrs. Dawson dropped the lines and the
horse ran away, throwing the lady out.
Although both she and the child were
severely bruised, fortunately no bones were
broken.
Key West Democrat: We are informed
by Postmaster Delaney that the mail mat
ter for this office has increased at least 100
per cent. within the last week 1t is a
shame that the department does not furnish
more commodious quarters for this office.
The present building is entirely too small,
both for the rapid and proper distribution
of the mails and for the accommodation of
those who wait for it to be distributed.
Again, Mr.. Delaney is allowed only 800
per month for four employees, and he is
compelled to surrender a large portion of
his salary in order to accommodate the
public.